NEW YORK – Wearing masks, comedian Jerry Seinfeld joined New York senator Chuck Schumer at the Gotham Comedy Club on 23rd Street in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood Sept. 13 to stand up for the “Save Our Stages Act.” The comedy club, where Seinfeld got his start, is one of many live entertainment venues on the brink due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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WASHINGTON DC – World-leading public service broadcaster BBC World News America recently underwent renovations to their high-profile studio in Washington, D.C. BBC is an… Read More »New Studio Design for BBC World News America
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CHICAGO – The long, hot summer of COVID-19 saw live music safely come back to Chicago’s lakefront with the new Lakeshore Drive-In venue. Artist management… Read More »Lakeshore Drive-In Live Music Venue Opens in Chicago with Ayrton Perseos and grandMA3 from LEC Event Technology
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PHOENIX – Skateboarding “opens your eyes to see the world differently,“ said renowned photographer and skateboarder Jon Humphries. Authority Zero offers convincing proof of… Read More »Carlos Katsurayama and LIT Live! Reflect Authority Zero in Livestream
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USA – Robe Lighting helped wash many sites across the U.S. in an “emergency red” glow Sept. 1 in support of #RedAlertRESTART and the RESTART Act. These included the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco; Phoenix’s Hubbard Radio building, Shrine Auditorium and Video West HQ building; Reno NV’s Reno Arch, Believe sculpture and Brüka Theatre; and, pictured here, the Kauffman Center in Kansas City, MO.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Loaves & Fishes came together with community partners including Just a Bunch of Roadies (JABOR), Local 13, Musically Fed, Rhino Staging, MVP Companies and First Avenue to feed 300 Minnesota music industry workers and their families. “Our production crew community is always called upon to help out. Now we are helping within,” said JABOR’s Charlie Hernandez.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Pro lighting innovator Michael “MP” Paul, who turned discarded glass objects and colored liquids into psychedelic lighting effects for the Grateful Dead,… Read More »In Memoriam: Michael “MP” Paul, 71
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HOLLYWOOD, CA – History resonates throughout the Roxy Theatre, the legendary Sunset Strip club opened in 1973 by recording industry icon Lou Adler and… Read More »Julien Reux Evokes Legendary Moods for Wallows with CHAUVET Professional STRIKE 1
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DENVER – Lori Tierney, credited by production manager Charlie Hernandez for the idea to create the nonprofit “Just a Bunch of Roadies” organization, died July 24 after a long battle with cancer. She was 58. Tierney played a key role on the industry’s biggest tours and is remembered for her generosity and big smile along with her skills as a smart and pragmatic problem-solver.
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WOODSTOCK, GA – Madlife Stage & Studio, a 284-capacity live music venue and recording studio, reopened at half-capacity in late July with a crew happy to once again support a lineup of acts for appreciative audiences. Local LD Caleb McClesky has worked with house LD Brendon Rosenbaum, providing his own Elation lighting fixtures to support recent shows.
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LAS VEGAS – Gordon H. Smith, President and CEO of NAB, announced Sept. 9 that the 2021 NAB show will be rescheduled from April 11-14… Read More »NAB 2021 Show in Las Vegas Moves from April to October
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CANADA – Canada’s live events industry is joining together to issue a “red alert” on Sept. 22. Like the U.S. campaign on Sept. 1, and earlier initiatives in the U.K. and Europe this summer, the Day of Visibility, backed by CITT/ICTS, will bring attention to the industry’s plight. While “not a protest,” the event will signal gratitude for programs like CERB, CEWS, arts and heritage grants, and remind Canadians of the need for continued support “until the lights are back on for good.”
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